Welcome Team
If you are coming as a visitor to Holy Trinity, do let us know as we will look out for you. There is usually at least one of the Team at every service, so do come and say "Hello" and write your name in the Visitors Book. If you are new to Holy Trinity, we would love to get to know you. We host regular Sunday lunches (children always welcome) where we can meet and chat in an informal atmosphere. For an invitation or further information, contact Jan Craven robandjan@yahoo.com sending your name and contact address.

SCYP (Stratford Churches Youth Project)
SCYP is a joint project between the three Church of England parishes in Stratford. It began in August 2004 when a full-time youth worker, Beckey Barton, was appointed to co-ordinate and strengthen youth work in the churches and begin outreach into the community. The Project has been funded by the Stratford-upon-Avon Town Trust (£20,000 per year for three years), the three parishes (£2,000 per year each) and the Diocese of Coventry (a total of £12,000 over three years). SCYP's own website contains many more details about the project and can be found here. Funds are currently being sought to continue the work beyond summer 2007.

There are three main areas of work:

• Developing and assisting youth clubs or groups in all the parishes
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• Developing groups, particularly for older teenagers, across parish boundaries, with both a social and a spiritual focus, and organising joint social events.
• Pastoral counselling and similar work in the town's secondary schools.

Over the first two years the Project has achieved:

• The establishment of a new youth group in Alveston parish;
• Support for a large existing youth club in Shottery parish;
• Support for young people's teaching and social groups in Stratford parish;
• A large number of joint social events including two very successful weekends away;
• The setting up of Youth Alpha courses both church-based and schools-based;
• The establishment of counselling and mentor systems in two schools;
• The development of individual relationships with large numbers of young people both within and outside the churches.

The project is run by a Management Committee drawn from the three churches, and many volunteers contribute to its work. However more volunteers are urgently needed, mainly of two kinds:

• Additional leaders for groups, particularly the cross-parish ones (contact Beckey Barton)
Fundraisers, particularly people willing to pursue grant applications (contact the Chair).

Contacts:

• Beckey Barton (scypyouthworker@hotmail.com).
• Anthony Woollard (Chair) (woollard@btinternet.com).

Stratford Schools ministry
Holy Trinity Church supports a group of parishioners, "the Jesus people", who have been invited into local primary schools to give Bible-based assemblies 5 times per half term. Drama, music, puppets and storytelling all have their part in the repertoire. The writer to the Hebrews says, "The Word of God is alive and active ...." - and the aim of the team members is to live it out in their ministry.

The team from left to right: Pete, Dallin, Revd Martin Gorick, Jan and Peter.

Church Accounts
A summary of the church accounts for 2006 can be viewed here.